Mia Adriano (Ida Atencio)
With a heavy heart, we want to let friends of Mia know of her passing on January 25, 2010. She was 42 years old. She is survived by her spouse, Kathleen McGregor, her younger twin sister, Irene, her two brothers, Ian and Ivan, her two nephews and her aunt. We are all deeply saddened by the premature loss of our dearest friend, Mia. We have all been touched by Mia's big heart, her unrelenting advocacy, and her deep love and friendship over the years.
Mia was a lifelong community activist and devoted much of her time and energy to many organizations that represented the Asian Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer community, including Los Angeles Asian Pacific Islander Sisters (LAAPIS), Lotus, Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Activists (AQWA), and API Equality-LA. She played an instrumental role in many of the organizations that she participated in and helped each grow stronger with her leadership, commitment, and tireless energy. She also cared deeply about the environment and actively lived her life to lessen her carbon footprint on earth. She was a good friend to many of us and will be sorely missed. We remember her most for her big smile, loving spirit, and warm heart. May her smile and love guide us in our processing of her passing Let's take this opportunity to show Mia how much she meant to us and try to bring our community together.
For more information on memorial services, please contact aqwala@gmail.com